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Reprint as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 (SR 1989/34) Rules name: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 4(1)(a) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Paul Reeves, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 20th day of February 1989 Present: His Excellency the Governor-General in Council Pursuant to section 60 of the Disputes Tribunals Act 1988, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Coun- cil, hereby makes the following rules.
Contents 1 2 2A 3 Title and commencement Interpretation Transitional, savings, and related provisions Application of rules 4 Lodging claim and confidentiality Commencement of proceedings Page 3 3 4 4 4 Note Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These rules are administered by the Ministry of Justice.
1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Memorandum of agreement to extend financial limit must be in prescribed form Fees Notice of hearing Enlargement of dates of hearing Form of acknowledgement from applicant’s insurer Approval of representative Service Service of documents Service on corporations Notices Time for giving certain notices Witnesses Summons to witness Service of summons Obligation on witness to attend extends to adjourned proceedings Witnesses’ expenses Failure to give evidence Adjournments Adjournments Enforcement of orders and agreed settlements Notice of objection to enforcement of order Requests for enforcement of work orders Requests for enforcement of agreed settlements Application for rehearing Notice of appeal Transfer of proceedings Transfer of proceedings to District Court Transfer of proceedings from District Court or High Court to Tribunal Plaintiff in proceedings transferred to Tribunal to lodge claim [Revoked] General provisions Forms Documents that must be sealed Offices of Tribunals [Revoked] Office hours Holidays of Tribunals [Revoked] Records Accounts Searches 4A (1) (2) 2 (1) Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Assessment of candidates for appointment or reappointment as Principal Disputes Referee 35A 35B 35C Advertising for candidates Assessment of candidates Criteria for assessment of candidates Assessment of candidates for appointment or reappointment as Referees Advertising for candidates Assessment of candidates Criteria for assessment of candidates Revocations Revocations Schedule 1AA Transitional, savings, and related provisions Schedule 1 Forms Rules r 2 14 15 16 17 Title and commencement These rules are the Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989.
These rules shall come into force on 1 March 1989.

Rule 1(1): replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 4(2) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Interpretation In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,— Act means the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 working day, in relation to the Tribunal, means a day other than— (a) (b) (c) (d) a Saturday, a Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, the Sovereign’s birthday, or Waitangi Day; or the day observed as the anniversary day of the former province in which the relevant office of the Tribunal is located; or if Waitangi Day or Anzac Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the fol- lowing Monday; or a day in the period commencing on 25 December in a year and ending on 15 January in the following year.
(1A) Any term or expression that is defined in the Act and is used, but not defined, in these rules, has the same meaning as in the Act.

3 r 2A (2) Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 In these rules, a reference to a numbered form is a reference to the form so numbered in the Schedule.

Rule 2(1): replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 5 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Rule 2(1A): inserted, on 14 September 2018, by rule 5 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

2A Transitional, savings, and related provisions The transitional, savings, and related provisions set out in Schedule 1AA have effect according to their terms.

Rule 2A: inserted, on 14 September 2018, by rule 6 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

3 Application of rules These rules apply to all proceedings under the Act.
Commencement of proceedings 4 Lodging claim and confidentiality (1) A claim lodged with the Tribunal must be— (a) (b) in form 1; or in an online form that has the same effect as form 1 and that is made available on an Internet site maintained by the Ministry of Justice.
(2) A Registrar may keep the applicant’s residential address and other contact details confidential (which means that they are kept from the respondent) if— (a) (b) requested by the applicant; and the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that disclosing the details to the respondent could prejudice the personal safety of the applicant or the applicant’s family.

Rule 4: replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 7 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
4A Memorandum of agreement to extend financial limit must be in prescribed form A memorandum of the parties’ agreement, under section 13(1) of the Act, that the Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear and determine the claim, must be— (a) (b) in form 1A; or in an online form that has the same effect as form 1A and that is made available on an Internet site maintained by the Ministry of Justice.

Rule 4A: replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 8 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
4 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 r 8 5 (1) Fees The following fee is payable to the Tribunal at the time of the lodging of a claim: (a) (b) (c) $45, if the total amount in respect of which an order of the Tribunal is sought under the claim is less than $2,000: $90, if the total amount in respect of which an order of the Tribunal is sought under the claim is $2,000 or more but less than $5,000: $180, if the total amount in respect of which an order of the Tribunal is sought under the claim is $5,000 or more.
(2) No fee is payable in respect of any claim lodged under rule 26(3)(b).

(3) The fees prescribed by this rule are inclusive of goods and services tax.

Rule 5: replaced, on 1 July 2013, by rule 4 of the Disputes Tribunals (Fees) Amendment Rules 2013 (SR 2013/212).

Rule 5(1)(a): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 9 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Rule 5(1)(b): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 9 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Rule 5(1)(c): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 9 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

6 (1) (2) Notice of hearing Form 2 shall be used for the purpose of giving notice of the time and place of hearing to the applicant pursuant to section 25(1)(a) of the Act.
Form 3 shall be used for the purpose of giving notice, pursuant to section 25(1)(b) of the Act, of a claim and of the time and place of hearing to the respondent and to every person specified in section 25(1)(b)(ii) of the Act.
7 Enlargement of dates of hearing (1) Where, in any proceedings before the Tribunal, a date of hearing has been fixed pursuant to the Act or these rules, the Tribunal or a Registrar may, on the appli- cation of a party or of the Tribunal’s or the Registrar’s own motion, enlarge the date of hearing on such terms (if any) as the Tribunal or the Registrar thinks just.
(2) Where the date of hearing is enlarged pursuant to subclause (1), the Registrar shall notify the parties to the proceedings of the new date of hearing.

Rule 7(1): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 10 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
8 Form of acknowledgement from applicant’s insurer Every acknowledgement from an applicant’s insurer lodged under section 29(1) of the Act shall be in form 4, or in an online form to the same effect and made available on an Internet site maintained by the Ministry of Justice.

5 r 9 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Rule 8: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 11 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Rule 8: amended, on 1 October 2012, by rule 6 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213).

9 Approval of representative (1) Any party to any proceedings who wishes to appear by a representative shall apply to the Tribunal for approval of that party’s representative before the hear- ing, and the Tribunal may approve the proposed representative at any time before the commencement of the hearing.
(2) Nothing in this rule limits the power of the Tribunal to approve a representative on the application of a party or otherwise at any time after a hearing has com- menced.

Rule 9(2): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 12 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
10 (1) Service of documents Service Subject to subclause (3) and to rule 15(1), any document that is to be served on any person in any proceedings before the Tribunal may be served— (a) (b) (c) by delivering the document to the person to be served or by bringing it to that person’s notice if that person refuses to accept it; or by leaving it for the person to be served at that person’s place of resi- dence with any person who is normally resident with the person to be served at that place and who appears to be over the age of 18 years; or by posting the document to be served in a letter addressed to the person to be served at that person’s last known or usual place of residence.
(2) Where service is effected by letter in accordance with subclause (1)(c), then, unless the contrary is shown, service is deemed to have been effected on the person to whom the letter is addressed at the time when the letter would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post, and in proving service it is suffi- cient to prove that the letter was properly addressed and posted.
(3) The Tribunal or a Registrar may in any particular case direct that a document be served on a person by any other means that the Tribunal or the Registrar considers proper.

Rule 10(1): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 13(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Rule 10(3): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 13(2) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
6 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 r 14 11 Service on corporations In the absence of any statutory provision prohibiting service in the following manner, any document that is to be served on any corporate body in any pro- ceedings before the Tribunal may be served by delivering the document— (a) (b) to the mayor, chairman, president, town clerk, managing director, secre- tary, treasurer, or other similar officer of the corporate body; or to any person purporting to have charge of the affairs or business of the corporate body at its principal office or principal place of business or at the office or place of business nearest to the office of the Tribunal from which the document issued.
Rule 11: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 14(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Rule 11(b): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 14(2) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

12 Notices The provisions of rules 10 and 11 shall apply to any notice that by the Act or these rules, or by any order made pursuant to the Act or these rules, is required to be given to any person.
13 Time for giving certain notices Where, pursuant to section 25(1)(a) or (b) or section 49(4)(a) of the Act, notice is required to be given to any person, that notice shall be given not less than 8 working days before the day of hearing.

Rule 13: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 15 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
14 (1) Witnesses Summons to witness Subject to subclause (2), the Tribunal may at any time during any proceedings, by a summons in form 5, summon any person— (a) (b) (c) to attend before the Tribunal, or any Investigator appointed by the Tribu- nal in respect of the proceedings, at the time and place specified in the summons; and to give evidence in the proceedings; and to produce to the Tribunal or to the Investigator such documents in that person’s possession or control as are specified in the summons.
(2) A summons must not be issued under subclause (1) unless a Registrar believes on reasonable grounds that the attendance of the witness is necessary or expe- dient for the proper determination of the proceedings.

7 r 15 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Rule 14(1): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 16(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Rule 14(2): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 16(2) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

15 (1) (2) Service of summons Every summons issued under rule 14 shall be served on the person to whom it is directed, either by personally delivering it to that person or, if that person refuses to accept it, by bringing it to that person’s attention, within a reasonable time before the time specified in the summons for that person’s attendance.
The witness must be paid or offered the sum that a Registrar estimates is pay- able under rule 17 for allowances and travelling expenses (but not for fees), and the payment or offering of the sum must occur— (a) (b) at the time of service of the summons; or at any other reasonable time before the time at which the witness’s attendance is required.
(3) No witness is obliged to comply with a summons issued under rule 14 unless the sum specified in subclause (2) of this rule is paid or tendered to the witness in accordance with that subclause.

Rule 15(2): replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 17 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
16 (1) Obligation on witness to attend extends to adjourned proceedings The obligation on a witness summoned under rule 14 to attend any proceedings extends to any time and place to which the proceedings are adjourned, but only if rule 15(2) has first been complied with in respect of each subsequent attend- ance.

(2) The Tribunal or the Investigator (as the case may require) may excuse a wit- ness from any such further attendance.
17 Witnesses’ expenses (1) Every person who attends before the Tribunal or an Investigator, for the pur- pose of giving evidence in any proceedings, is entitled to receive such fees, allowances, and travelling expenses as the Tribunal directs, in accordance with the scale set out in the Schedule of the Witnesses and Interpreters Fees Regula- tions 1974 (SR 1974/124).
(2) The fees, allowances, and travelling expenses referred to in subclause (1) are payable— (a) in every case where the person attends in compliance with a summons issued under rule 14, out of money appropriated by Parliament for such purposes; and 8 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 r 19 (b) in every other case, by the party on whose behalf the person attends, unless in any particular case the Tribunal orders them to be paid out of money appropriated by Parliament for such purposes.
Rule 17(1): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 18 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
18 (1) Failure to give evidence Every person commits an offence against these rules and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 who— (a) (b) (c) has been duly served in accordance with these rules with a summons issued under rule 14; and has been paid or offered the sum specified in rule 15(2); and fails without sufficient cause to comply with the directions of the sum- mons or with the requirements of rule 16 in respect of the summons.
(2) Every person commits an offence against these rules and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 who— (a) (b) (c) is present at any proceedings before the Tribunal (whether or not as a result of the service of any summons on that person); and is required to give evidence in the proceedings; and refuses— (i) (ii) to be sworn; or to give evidence in the proceedings.
(3) The payment of a fine shall not release a person from any liability under any other action for failing to comply with the directions of a summons issued under rule 14.

Rule 18(1): amended, on 1 July 2013, by rule 4 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2013 (SR 2013/179).

Rule 18(1)(b): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 19(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Rule 18(2): amended, on 1 July 2013, by rule 4 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2013 (SR 2013/179).

Rule 18(2)(a): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 19(2) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

19 Adjournments Adjournments The Tribunal may from time to time adjourn a hearing on such conditions as it thinks just.

Rule 19: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 20 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
9 r 20 20 (1) Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Enforcement of orders and agreed settlements Notice of objection to enforcement of order This rule applies if a person is given notice, under section 45(2) of the Act, of an application to the District Court to issue a process to enforce an order provi- ded for by section 19(3) of the Act (requiring a party to pay money to another as an alternative to compliance with a work order).
(2) A person wishing to object to the application must file a notice of objection in form 6 within 15 working days after being given notice of the application.

(3) The notice of objection must be filed in the office of the court where the appli- cation was made.

Rule 20: replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 21 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
21 Requests for enforcement of work orders A request under section 46(1) of the Act for the enforcement of a work order must be made to a Registrar in form 7.

Rule 21: replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 21 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

22 Requests for enforcement of agreed settlements A request under section 47(2) of the Act for the enforcement of a term of an agreed settlement must be made to a Registrar in form 8.
Rule 22: replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 21 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

23 Application for rehearing An application for a rehearing under section 49 of the Act must— (a) be in form 9 or in an online form that has the same effect and that is made available on an Internet site maintained by the Ministry of Justice; and (b) specify the grounds on which the application is made.
Rule 23: replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 21 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Notice of appeal Every notice of appeal filed pursuant to section 50(3) of the Act shall be in form 10.

Every notice of appeal shall specify the grounds of the appeal, which grounds shall be specified with sufficient particularity as to give full advice to both the court and the other parties of the issues involved.
24 (1) (2) 10 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 r 26 Transfer of proceedings 25 Transfer of proceedings to District Court Where an order is made under section 36(1) or (2) of the Act transferring pro- ceedings from the Tribunal to the District Court, a Registrar must, as soon as practicable, give notice of the order to the parties to the proceedings.

Rule 25: replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 22 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
26 Transfer of proceedings from District Court or High Court to Tribunal (1) Where an order is made under section 37(1) or (2) of the Act transferring pro- ceedings from the District Court or the High Court to the Tribunal, the pro- ceedings must be transferred to the office of the Tribunal— (a) (b) specified in the order; or closest to the office of the court from which the proceedings are transfer- red, if no office is specified in the order.
(2) A Registrar of the office of the court from which the proceedings are transfer- red— (a) must forward all papers relating to the proceedings to a Registrar of the office of the Tribunal to which the proceedings are transferred; but (b) is not required to forward the papers if a Registrar of the office of the court from which the proceedings are transferred is also a Registrar of the office of the Tribunal to which the proceedings are transferred.
(3) A Registrar of the office of the Tribunal to which the proceedings are transfer- red must, as soon as practicable,— (a) notify all the parties to the proceedings that the proceedings are transfer- red; and (b) request the plaintiff to lodge a claim form with the Tribunal within— (i) (ii) 10 working days of receipt of the request; or any further time that the Registrar, on application, allows.
(4) If the plaintiff lodges a claim form with the Registrar in accordance with sub- clause (3)(b), then the Registrar must fix a day and time for the hearing and must, as soon as practicable and at least 8 working days before the hearing,— (a) notify all parties to the proceedings of the time and place of the hearing; and (b) send to the parties (other than the plaintiff) a copy of the claim.
Rule 26(1): replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 23(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Rule 26(2): replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 23(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

11 r 27 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Rule 26(3): replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 23(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Rule 26(4): substituted, on 13 September 1999, by rule 3 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 1999 (SR 1999/245).

Rule 26(4): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 23(2) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

27 Plaintiff in proceedings transferred to Tribunal to lodge claim [Revoked] Rule 27: revoked, on 13 September 1999, by rule 4(1) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 1999 (SR 1999/245).
General provisions 28 Forms Where, by these rules, any form is directed or authorised to be used, such vari- ations may be made in the form as the circumstances of any particular case require.
29 Documents that must be sealed The following documents that are issued by the Tribunal must be sealed with the seal of the District Court: (a) (b) (c) final orders: records made under section 22(1) of the Act: documents requiring certification for use in proceedings before the Tri- bunal, or before a court or tribunal.

Rule 29: replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 24 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
30 Offices of Tribunals [Revoked] Rule 30: revoked, on 14 September 2018, by rule 25 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

31 Office hours (1) An office of the Tribunal must be open at the same times and on the same days as the office of the District Court where the Tribunal is situated.

(2) A notice of the office hours shall be displayed in a convenient place that is in the vicinity of the office and is accessible to the public.
Rule 31(1): replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 26 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

12 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 r 35 32 Holidays of Tribunals [Revoked] Rule 32: revoked, on 14 September 2018, by rule 27 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

33 Records (1) A Registrar must keep a record of all proceedings of the Tribunal.
(2) The record that section 51(2) of the Act requires the Referee who heard pro- ceedings of the Tribunal to keep (a record sufficient to enable that Referee to furnish to the Registrar, within 20 working days after a notice of appeal has been lodged in the Tribunal’s records under section 50(4) of the Act, a report under section 51(1) of the Act on, and on the reasons for, the manner in which the proceedings were conducted) must include an audio or audiovisual record- ing of the proceedings.
Rule 33: substituted, on 19 May 2011, by rule 6 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104).

Rule 33(1): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 28(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Rule 33(2): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 28(2) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
34 Accounts (1) A Registrar shall keep account of all money paid into or out of the Tribunal, in accordance with directions given under the authority of the Minister.

(2) All money paid into the Tribunal shall be held in a trust account maintained by the District Court, and shall be kept in the same manner as the other money in that trust account.

Rule 34(1): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 29 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Rule 34(2): amended, on 1 July 2014, by rule 4 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2014 (LI 2014/177).
35 (1) Searches The following persons may (without fee) search, inspect, and take a copy of the records of, and the documents lodged in, the Tribunal in relation to any pro- ceedings: (a) (b) (c) any party to the proceedings: any person appointed or approved under the Act as a representative of any party to the proceedings: any other person who satisfies a Registrar that the person has a genuine and proper interest in the proceedings.
13 r 35A (2) Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 If a person described in subclause (1) disputes the exercise of a Registrar’s power under that subclause, a Registrar must, on the person’s request, submit the disputed matter to a District Court Judge, whose decision will be final.
(3) Nothing in this rule enables a person to search, inspect, or take a copy of, or limits or affects any entitlement that any parties to an appeal to the District Court have under the Act or under rules of court to access or be served with,— (a) (b) the record that section 51(2) of the Act requires a Referee to keep; or a copy of a report furnished or compiled under section 51(1) or (3) of the Act.
Rule 35(1): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 30(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Rule 35(1)(c): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 30(2) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Rule 35(2): replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 30(3) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Rule 35(3): added, on 19 May 2011, by rule 7 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104).
Rule 35(3): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 30(4) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Assessment of candidates for appointment or reappointment as Principal Disputes Referee Heading: inserted, on 17 December 1998, by rule 2 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules (No 4) 1998 (SR 1998/355).
35A Advertising for candidates (1) If it is proposed to appoint or reappoint a Principal Disputes Referee under sec- tion 6A of the Act, the Secretary for Justice must— (a) (b) invite applications for the appointment or reappointment; and convene a panel to assess candidates for the appointment or reappoint- ment.
(2) The invitation must give notice of— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) the proposal to appoint or reappoint a Principal Disputes Referee; and the requirements of section 6A(2) of the Act; and the manner in which any person may apply to be appointed or reappoin- ted; and the manner in which applications are to be processed; and the closing date for the receipt of applications.
(3) The Secretary for Justice must ensure the invitation is publicised by such means as appear to the Secretary to be necessary to ensure that the invitation reaches a wide section of prospective candidates.
(4) An application must— 14 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 r 35B (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) be accompanied by a curriculum vitae of the candidate: if it relies on a qualification the candidate holds that is not a Bachelor of Laws from a university in New Zealand, include evidence of the qualifi- cation and of the equivalence of the qualification to such a Bachelor of Laws: name at least 3 persons who would be available to discuss with an assessment panel the candidate’s personal attributes, knowledge, or experience: include a declaration by the candidate that he or she either has been, or has never been, declared bankrupt: include an undertaking by the candidate that, if selected for an assess- ment, he or she will at the assessment give the assessment panel a letter from the Ministry of Justice detailing any convictions for criminal offences recorded against his or her name by that department: (f) be received by the Secretary of Justice either by the closing date given in the invitation, or by such later date as the Secretary may allow.
(5) An assessment panel must consist of the Chief District Court Judge or a Dis- trict Court Judge named by the Chief District Court Judge, who is the chair- person of the panel, and— (a) (b) a person appointed by the Secretary for Justice; and a person appointed by the head of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
(6) (7) If an application relies on a qualification the candidate holds that is not a Bach- elor of Laws from a university in New Zealand, the Secretary for Justice must forward the application to the Minister of Justice to ascertain whether the Min- ister considers the qualification is equivalent to such a Bachelor of Laws.
The Secretary for Justice must forward to the assessment panel the applications he or she has received in accordance with subclause (4)(f) from each candidate who— (a) (b) holds a qualification referred to in section 6A(2)(a) of the Act; and has never been declared bankrupt.

Rule 35A: inserted, on 17 December 1998, by rule 2 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules (No 4) 1998 (SR 1998/355).
Rule 35A(4)(e): amended, on 1 October 2003, pursuant to section 14(1) of the State Sector Amend- ment Act 2003 (2003 No 41).

Rule 35A(5): substituted, on 1 October 2003, by section 12(2) of the State Sector Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 41).
35B Assessment of candidates (1) The assessment panel must select the candidates the panel considers are most likely to be suitable to be appointed or reappointed,— (a) from the applications forwarded to it under rule 35A(7); and 15 r 35C Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 (b) having regard to the criteria specified in section 6A(2)(b) of the Act and rule 35C.
(2) (3) The assessment panel must invite the candidates it has selected to attend at a time and a place specified by the panel to be assessed by the panel.
To assess a candidate for appointment or reappointment as Principal Disputes Referee, the assessment panel— (a) may ask the candidate any questions or use any other method of assess- ment that may assist the panel to determine whether or not the candidate meets the criteria specified in section 6A(2)(b) of the Act and in rule 35C; and (b) may discuss the candidate’s personal attributes, knowledge, or experi- ence with any of the at least 3 persons the candidate has named for that purpose.
(4) At least 3 members of the assessment panel must be present during each part of an assessment, and each member of the panel must independently assess each candidate in accordance with the criteria specified in section 6A(2)(b) of the Act and rule 35C.
(5) As soon as practicable after completing an assessment of each of the selected candidates, the assessment panel must advise the Minister of Justice of— (a) (b) (c) the applications forwarded to the panel under rule 35A(7); and the candidates the panel selected under subclause (1); and any candidate or candidates the panel recommends be appointed or reap- pointed, or that it makes no recommendation for appointment or reap- pointment.
Rule 35B: inserted, on 17 December 1998, by rule 2 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules (No 4) 1998 (SR 1998/355).

35C Criteria for assessment of candidates In considering for the purposes of section 6A(2)(b) of the Act whether a candi- date is capable of performing the functions of a Referee, the assessment panel must consider the matters set out in subclauses (2) and (3) of rule 38.
In considering, for the purposes of section 6A(2)(b) of the Act whether a candi- date is capable of performing the functions of the Principal Disputes Referee, the assessment panel must consider— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) the candidate’s leadership abilities: the candidate’s management expertise: the candidate’s ability to accept public scrutiny: the candidate’s awareness of tikanga Maori: any other personal attribute, knowledge, or experience of the candidate that the panel considers relevant.
(1) (2) 16 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 r 37 Rule 35C: inserted, on 17 December 1998, by rule 2 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules (No 4) 1998 (SR 1998/355).
Assessment of candidates for appointment or reappointment as Referees 36 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 37 (1) Advertising for candidates For the purpose of encouraging the nomination, as candidates for appointment as Referees, of men and women from diverse backgrounds and diverse ethnic and age groups, the chief executive shall cause every notice under section 8(1)(a) of the Act— (a) (b) to be advertised in the area served or to be served by the office of the Tribunal in respect of which the appointment or reappointment is pro- posed to be made; and to be publicised by such other means, including contact with community groups operating in the area, as appear to the Secretary to be necessary to ensure that it reaches a wide section of the community in the area.
The Secretary for Justice shall, on receiving from members of the public the names of any persons whom they consider would be suitable for appointment as Referees, refer those names to the assessment panel appointed under section 8(1)(b) of the Act.

The assessment panel shall invite the persons whose names are referred to it to forward to the panel, by a date specified by the panel, an application for appointment or, as the case may be, reappointment as a Referee.
Every application under subclause (3) must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae of the applicant.

If any person to whom an invitation is given under subclause (3) does not make such an application by the date specified by the panel, that person shall not be assessed by the panel for appointment or reappointment as a Referee.

Rule 36(1): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 31(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Rule 36(1)(a): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 31(2) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Rule 36(1)(a): amended, on 1 October 2012, by rule 8 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213).

Rule 36(4): amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 31(3) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Assessment of candidates The assessment panel shall select from the applications received by it under rule 36(3) the persons whom the panel considers are most likely to be suitable for appointment or reappointment as Referees, having regard to the criteria spe- cified in rule 38, and shall invite those persons to attend at a time and place specified by the panel to be assessed by the panel in accordance with subclause (2) of this rule.
17 r 38 (2) Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 For the purposes of assessing a candidate for appointment or reappointment as a Referee, the panel— (a) must interview the candidate; and (b) may require the candidate to participate, in the role of a Referee, in at least 3 simulated proceedings under the Act; and (c) may hold a group discussion with the candidate and any other candidates on such topic or topics as the panel thinks fit; and (d) may require the candidate to undergo other forms of assessment as the panel thinks fit.
(3) During any assessment the members of the panel may ask any candidate any questions that may assist the panel to determine whether or not the candidate meets the criteria specified in rule 38.

(4) At least 3 of the members of the panel shall be present during each part of the assessment, and each member of the panel shall independently assess each can- didate in accordance with the criteria specified in rule 38.
(5) On completing the assessment, the panel shall retire to consider whether or not to make a recommendation for appointment or reappointment in accordance with section 8(3) of the Act.

Rule 37(2): replaced, on 1 October 2012, by rule 9 of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213).
Criteria for assessment of candidates In assessing a candidate for appointment or reappointment as a Referee, an assessment panel appointed under section 8(1)(b) of the Act shall consider the candidate’s personal attributes, knowledge, and experience.
In considering a candidate’s personal attributes, the panel shall consider the fol- lowing matters: (a) the ability of the candidate— (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) to listen: to assess information and to make decisions: to relate to, and communicate with, a variety of people: to respond sensitively and appropriately to cultural differences: to express himself or herself clearly: to engage in alternative ways of resolving disputes, and to assess when such alternatives are appropriate: (b) (c) (d) the candidate’s level of maturity and self-awareness: the candidate’s use of commonsense and practical judgement: the candidate’s fairmindedness and impartiality: 38 (1) (2) 18 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 r 39 (e) the attitude of the candidate towards, and his or her suitability for, train- ing in the work of a Referee: (f) any other personal attributes that the panel considers relevant.
(3) In considering a candidate’s knowledge and experience, the panel shall con- sider the candidate’s knowledge of, or experience in,— (a) (b) the work of a Referee: the law and the legal system generally: (c) mediation, arbitration, and conflict management: (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) the language and customs of any ethnic group: any profession, business, trade, or other occupation, whether engaged in for payment or otherwise: any skill or interest: any community organisation or voluntary organisation: any other matter the panel considers relevant.
Revocations 39 Revocations The following rules are hereby revoked: (a) (b) (c) the Small Claims Tribunals Rules 1977 (SR 1977/137): the Small Claims Tribunals Rules 1977, Amendment No 2 (SR 1986/359): the Small Claims Tribunals Rules 1977, Amendment No 2 (SR 1988/35).
19 Schedule 1AA Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Schedule 1AA Transitional, savings, and related provisions Schedule 1AA: inserted, on 14 September 2018, by rule 32 of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
r 2A Part 1 Provision relating to Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2017 1 Use of prescribed forms before amendment Proceedings are not invalidated by the use of prescribed forms in force imme- diately before the commencement of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018.

20 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Forms Schedule 1 heading: replaced, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(1) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Contents Disputes Tribunal: claim form Disputes Tribunal: Agreement to extend financial limit Notice of hearing to applicant Notice of hearing and particulars of the claim to respondent/other party Disputes Tribunal: Acknowledgement from applicant’s insurer Summons to witness Disputes Tribunal: Notice of objection to enforcement of order Disputes Tribunal: Request to enforce work order Disputes Tribunal: Request to enforce term of agreed settlement Disputes Tribunal: Application for rehearing Notice of appeal to District Court against decision of Disputes Tribunal Application for appointment as Referee 1 1A 27 29 30 31 33 34 38 42 46 50 53 21 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Form 1 Disputes Tribunal: claim form r 4 What is this form for?
Use this form to make a claim to the Tribunal.

1 2 3 Fill in all sections and print in capital letters.

Submit 3 copies of this form by post or in person to the District Court closest to your physical address.

Note: If you live in Auckland, there are 5 District Courts: North Shore, Wai- takere, Auckland City, Manukau and Papakura.
Full address details for all Dis- trict Courts can be found at www.justice.govt.nz/contact-us Before submitting this form, check that you’ve filled in all the sections, signed and dated the form, and included the filing fee.

This form will be returned to you if it’s incomplete, unsigned, or undated, the filing fee isn’t included, or you don’t give us 3 copies.
What happens after you have submitted this form The Tribunal will send a copy of this form, as supplied by the applicant, to all other parties (to all the respondent(s)) to the claim.

Part 1: Applicant (you, the individual or organisation/company making the claim) If claiming as a trustee of a trust, state that and name all other trustees (if any) of the trust.
Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Do you want to keep your details confidential?

□ Please keep my details confidential for my safety and/or the safety of my fam- ily (tell us your reasons in Part 7).
□ □ I want to keep my physical address confidential (give us your physical address for our use and a different address for the other party to use to send you documents).

I want to keep my phone numbers and email address confidential.

22 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Physical address (you must give us a physical address.
We will not give it to the other party if you have requested confidentiality) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address or if you want to keep your physical address confidential) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: Note: If your address or contact details change, you must notify the Tribunal immedi- ately.
Do you need an interpreter?

□ Yes.

What language do you speak?
[name of language] Part 2: First respondent (the individual or organisation you are claiming against) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: 23 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: Part 3: Second respondent (another individual or organisation you are claiming against) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: 24 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Email address: Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Part 4: Applicant’s insurance and insurer Is this a claim that could be covered by your insurer?
Yes / No If you have been, are entitled to be, or have sought to be, indemnified (that is, com- pensated) by your insurer for any loss caused by or arising out of the act, omission, or event on which the claim is based, complete the following: Full legal name of your insurer: Your insurance claim number: Your insurer’s postal address: Part 5: Details of your dispute How much do you want the Tribunal to award you?
(Even if you’re not asking the Tribunal to award you money, it’s important to tell us the value of the dispute.

If your claim is for more than $15,000 (and less than $20,000), please fill in an “Agreement to Extend Financial Limit” form (Disputes Tri- bunal form 1A) available at www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals).

What do you claim happened?

Include specific details, including relevant dates and locations, of the dispute.
Part 6: Applicant’s contact with respondent(s) Outline what, specifically, you have done to resolve the issue.

For example,— • • • • • What did the respondent(s) say when you asked the respondent(s) to pay or otherwise resolve the issue?

How did you contact the respondent(s) (for example, by telephone or email)?

On what date did you contact the respondent(s)?

When and how did the respondent(s) reply?

How is your claim disputed by the respondent(s)?


Part 7: Keep my contact details confidential Tell us why you want to keep your address and/or contact details confidential, for example because you have concerns for your safety and/or the safety of your family.

Please attach any documents that support your request, such as a protection order or restraining order against the respondent.
Signature: Date: 25 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Schedule 1 form 1: substituted, on 19 May 2011, by rule 8(a) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104).

Schedule 1 form 1: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(2) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Schedule 1 form 1: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(3) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Schedule 1 form 1: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(4) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Schedule 1 form 1: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(5) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Schedule 1 form 1: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(6) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Schedule 1 form 1: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(7) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Schedule 1 form 1: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(8) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Schedule 1 form 1: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(9) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Schedule 1 form 1: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(10) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
26 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Form 1A Disputes Tribunal: Agreement to extend financial limit r 4A What is this form for?

Use this form to extend the financial limit of your Disputes Tribunal claim.

Complete this agreement only if your claim is for more than $15,000 but is not for more than $20,000.
The Tribunal can only hear and determine claims within that range if all par- ties agree to the Tribunal being authorised to do that, and sign and date this form (if submitting this form by post or in person), or if all parties agree and complete this form online.

Ways to complete this form This form may be completed by post or in person, or online by all parties at www.justice.govt.nz.

Your insurer may complete this form online on your behalf if they have gained your express consent.
Completing and submitting this form by post or in person 1 2 3 4 Fill in all sections below.

Print in capital letters.

Check, before submitting this form, that it is complete and that all parties have signed and dated it.

Submit this form by post or in person to the District Court closest to the appli- cant’s physical address.
Part 1: Applicant’s claim and parties to it Applicant’s claim: [reference number or brief description of claim] Applicant’s name (individual or organisation): Attention (organisation’s contact): First respondent’s name (individual or organisation): Attention (organisation’s contact): Name of second respondent (if any, individual or organisation): Attention (organisation’s contact): Applicant’s insurer’s full legal name (if a party under section 28(4) or (5) or 29(3)(b) of the Act): Attention (insurer’s contact): Respondent’s insurer’s full legal name (if a party under section 35(6) of the Act): 27 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Attention (insurer’s contact): Part 2: Agreement We agree to extend the financial limit of the applicant’s claim to (maximum $20,000): $[amount] Applicant’s signature: Date: First respondent’s signature: Date: Second respondent’s signature: Date: Applicant’s insurer’s signature: Date: Schedule 1 form 1A: inserted, on 19 May 2011, by rule 8(b) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104).
Schedule 1 form 1A: amended, on 1 October 2012, by rule 11(1) of the Disputes Tribunals Amend- ment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213).

Schedule 1 form 1A: amended, on 1 October 2012, by rule 11(2) of the Disputes Tribunals Amend- ment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213).

Schedule 1 form 1A: amended, on 1 October 2012, by rule 11(3) of the Disputes Tribunals Amend- ment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213).
28 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Form 2 r 6(1) Disputes Tribunals Act 1988 Notice of hearing to applicant COURT USE ONLY District Court: NOTICE OF DATE OF HEARING Take notice that this claim will be heard by the Disputes Tribunal, as follows: DT No: Date of hearing: Place: Court officer’s signature: Time: am/pm Date: 11 Applicant Name Address 5 Details of claim Value of claim: $ You claim that: Postal address (if different from above) Home telephone Other telephone 2 Respondent Name Home address Work address (if known) Home telephone Other telephone 3 Other party (if any) Name Home address Work address (if known) Continuation sheet (if used) is attached 6 Contact with respondent - you stated that you had the following contact with the respondent over this claim Home telephone Other telephone Continuation sheet (if used) is attached 4 Applicant’s insurer (if applicable) Insurance company Postal address 7 Applicant’s signature Signature: Date: Schedule 1 form 2: substituted, on 13 September 1999, by rule 5 of the Disputes Tribunals Amend- ment Rules 1999 (SR 1999/245).
29 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Form 3 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 r 6(2) Disputes Tribunals Act 1988 Notice of hearing and particulars of the claim, to respondent/other party COURT USE ONLY DT No: District Court: NOTICE OF DATE OF HEARING Take notice that this claim will be heard by the Disputes Tribunal, as follows: Date of hearing: Time: am/pm Place: Court officer’s signature: Date: 1 Applicant - claiming against you the person or organisation 5 Details of claim Name Address $ The applicant has claimed that: Value of claim: Postal address (if different from above) Home telephone Other telephone 2 Respondent - organisation claimed against you, the person or Name Home address Work address (if known) Home telephone Other telephone 3 Other party (if any) Name Home address Work address (if known) Continuation sheet (if used) is attached 6 Contact with respondent - the applicant has stated that they have had the following contact with you over this claim Home telephone Other telephone 4 4 Applicant’s insurer (if applicable) Insurance company Postal address Continuation sheet (if used) is attached 7 Applicant’s signature Signature: Date: Schedule 1 form 3: substituted, on 13 September 1999, by rule 5 of the Disputes Tribunals Amend- ment Rules 1999 (SR 1999/245).
30 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Form 4 Disputes Tribunal: Acknowledgement from applicant’s insurer r 8 What is this form for?
Use this form if you (the applicant) have been, are entitled to be, or have sought to be, indemnified (that is, compensated) by your insurer for any loss caused by or arising out of the act, omission, or event on which your Disputes Tribunal claim is based, and your insurer wishes to waive notice of proceedings, or to abandon rights of subroga- tion, or both, in respect of your Disputes Tribunal claim.
Ways to complete this form This form may be completed by post or in person, or online at www.justice.govt.nz.

Your insurer may complete this form online on your behalf if they have gained your express consent.

Completing and submitting this form by post or in person This form is to be filled in by you (you must fill in Part 1) and your insurer (it must fill in Parts 2 to 4).

Print in capital letters.


Check, before submitting this form, that it is complete and that you and your insurer have signed and dated it.

Submit this form with your Disputes Tribunal Claim Form.

Submit this form by post or in person to your closest District Court.

What is subrogation?

Subrogation is an insurer taking the place of an insured person, and having the benefit of the insured person’s rights, in respect of the insured person’s claim against a third person.
Part 1: Parties and insurers Applicant’s name (individual or organisation): Attention (organisation’s contact): First respondent’s name (individual or organisation): Attention (organisation’s contact): Name of second respondent (if any, individual or organisation): Attention (organisation’s contact): 31 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Applicant’s insurer’s full legal name: Attention (insurer’s contact): Part 2: Waiver of notice of proceedings Does the applicant’s insurer require notice?
Yes / No Part 3: Subrogation Select and complete the options that apply.

There are no uninsured losses.

or There are uninsured losses of the following amount, namely: $[amount] The insured losses are of the following amount, namely: $[amount] The applicant’s insurer abandons subrogation rights in respect of $[amount] and wishes to exercise subrogation rights in respect of the balance of the insured losses of $[amount].

or The applicant’s insurer abandons all subrogation rights.
Part 4: Applicant’s insurer’s details Insurance claim number: Applicant’s insurer’s full legal name: Attention (insurer’s contact): Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Insurer’s signature: Date: Applicant’s signature: Date: Schedule 1 form 4: substituted, on 19 May 2011, by rule 8(a) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104).
Schedule 1 form 4: amended, on 1 October 2012, by rule 12(1) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213).

Schedule 1 form 4: amended, on 1 October 2012, by rule 12(2) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213).
32 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Form 5 Summons to witness Disputes Tribunals Act 1988 r 14(1) In the District Court at [place] DT No: To [name of witness] [Address] You are required to attend the Disputes Tribunal to give evidence as a witness in a dispute between: [Name], [address], applicant, and [name], [address], respondent.
The Tribunal hearing will be held at [place] on [date] at [time], and, after that, at such times and places to which the proceedings may be adjourned.

You are required to attend the hearing at the above place and time, and to bring with you and produce at the hearing the following documents: (Deputy) Registrar: Date: 33 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Form 6 Disputes Tribunal: Notice of objection to enforcement of order r 20 What is this form for?
Use this form to object to an application made to the District Court for the issue of any process to enforce an order— • • requiring you to pay money as an alternative to compliance with a work order; and that you believe that you have already complied with.

Completing and submitting this form Fill in all sections below.

Print in capital letters.


A notice of objection may only be given on the ground that you believe that the order of the Disputes Tribunal requiring you to pay money has been complied with.

This form must be submitted within 15 working days after you are given notice of the application to the District Court for the issue of any process to enforce the order requiring you to pay money.

Check, before submitting this form, that it is complete and that you have signed and dated it.
Submit this form by post or in person to the District Court where the Disputes Tribunal claim was heard.
Part 1: Party (individual or organisation) objecting to enforcement of order Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: 34 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: Part 2: First party (individual or organisation) seeking enforcement of order Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: 35 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Part 3: Second party (another individual or organisation, if any) seeking enforcement of order Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number:
 Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: 36 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: Part 4: Decision Date of Tribunal decision: Place of hearing (that is, name of the District Court where the Disputes Tribunal hear- ing was held): CIV number (as stated on the Tribunal’s decision): Part 5: Declaration I, the objector, believe the order was fully complied with on or before: [date].
Signature: Date: Schedule 1 form 6: substituted, on 19 May 2011, by rule 8(a) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104).

Schedule 1 form 6: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(11)(a) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Schedule 1 form 6: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(11)(b) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
37 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Form 7 Disputes Tribunal: Request to enforce work order r 21 What is this form for?

Use this form to make a request for the enforcement of a work order.

Completing and submitting this form 1 2 3 4 Fill in all sections below.

Print in capital letters.

Check, before submitting this form, that it is complete and that you have signed and dated it.
You must submit a copy of your request and any relevant supporting evidence by post or in person to the District Court where your original Disputes Tribunal claim was heard.
Part 1: Applicant (individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: 38 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Email address: Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Part 2: First respondent (individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: 39 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Part 3: Second respondent (if any, individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number:
 Mobile telephone number: Email address: Part 4: Decision Date of Tribunal decision: Place of hearing (that is, name of the District Court where the Disputes Tribunal hear- ing was held): CIV number (as stated on the Tribunal’s decision): Part 5: Request State the following information: the term(s) of the order you want enforced: the reasons why you consider the order has not been complied with: whether the other party has complied with the alternative money order: all other relevant information (if any).
• • • • 40 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Signature: Date: Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 form 7: substituted, on 19 May 2011, by rule 8(a) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104).

41 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Form 8 Disputes Tribunal: Request to enforce term of agreed settlement r 22 What is this form for?

Use this form if you wish to have enforced a term of an agreed settlement that has not been complied with.
Completing and submitting this form 1 2 3 4 Fill in all sections below.

Print in capital letters.

Check, before submitting this form, that it is complete and that you have signed and dated it.

Submit this form by post or in person to the District Court where your original Disputes Tribunal claim was heard.
Part 1: Applicant (individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: 42 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Email address: Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Part 2: First respondent (individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: 43 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Part 3: Second respondent (if any, individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number:
 Mobile telephone number: Email address: Part 4: Decision Date of Tribunal decision: Place of hearing (that is, name of the District Court where the Disputes Tribunal hear- ing was held): CIV number (as stated on the Tribunal’s decision): Part 5: Request State the term you want enforced, the reasons why you consider the term has not been complied with, and any other relevant information.
Signature: Date: 44 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 form 8: substituted, on 19 May 2011, by rule 8(a) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104).

45 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Form 9 Disputes Tribunal: Application for rehearing r 23 What is this form for?

Use this form to apply for a rehearing of your dispute.
An application for rehearing can only be made after a Disputes Tribunal order (or approval of agreed settlement or variation of term of agreed settlement).

You should provide reasons and evidence to support your application.

Filing the application does not stop any enforcement action being brought against you Ways to complete this form This form may be completed by post or in person, or online at www.justice.govt.nz.
Your insurer may complete this form online on your behalf if they have gained your express consent.

Completing and submitting this form by post or in person Fill in all sections below.

Print in capital letters.

This application must be filed within 20 working days after the Disputes Tribu- nal order (or approval of agreed settlement or variation of term of agreed settle- ment).
If an order made by the Tribunal requires you to make a payment within that 20-working-day period for filing, you should file this application as early as possible.

If you are filing after that 20-working-day period for filing, you will need to write to the Disputes Tribunal seeking permission for your application to be considered, and explaining your reason for filing late.

Check, before submitting this form, that it is complete and that you have signed and dated it.
Submit this form by post or in person to the District Court where your original Disputes Tribunal claim was heard.
Part 1: Applicant (individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): 46 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: Part 2: First respondent (individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: 47 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: Part 3: Second respondent (if any, individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: Part 4: Grounds State the reasons you are applying for a rehearing.
Part 5: Decision Date of Tribunal decision: Place of hearing (that is, name of the District Court where the Disputes Tribunal hear- ing was held): CIV number (as stated on the Tribunal’s decision): 48 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Signature: Date: Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 form 9: substituted, on 19 May 2011, by rule 8(b) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104).
Schedule 1 form 9: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(12) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Schedule 1 form 9: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(13) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Schedule 1 form 9: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(14) of the Disputes Tribunal Amend- ment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Schedule 1 form 9: amended, on 1 October 2012, by rule 13(1) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213).
Schedule 1 form 9: amended, on 1 October 2012, by rule 13(2) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213).

49 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Form 10 Notice of appeal to District Court against decision of Disputes Tribunal r 24 What is this form for?

Use this form to appeal to the District Court against a decision of the Disputes Tribu- nal.

Completing and submitting this form Fill in all sections below.

Print in capital letters.


The only grounds for an appeal are that the manner in which the Referee con- ducted the hearing (for example, because the Referee failed to have regard to a provision of an enactment brought to the Referee’s attention) or the manner in which the investigator carried out the investigation was— (a) (b) unfair to you; and prejudicially affected the result of the proceedings.
This notice of appeal must be filed within 20 working days after the Disputes Tribunal’s order (or approval of agreed settlement or variation of term of agreed settlement).

If you are filing after that 20-working-day period for filing, you should do so only within any further time for filing that a District Court Judge has allowed you to have when you have applied for it.

Check, before submitting this form, that it is complete and that you have signed and dated it.
Submit this form and any relevant supporting evidence by post or in person to the District Court where your original Disputes Tribunal claim was heard.
Part 1: Appellant (you, the individual or organisation appealing against the Tribunal’s decision) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: 50 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 City, town, or district: Postcode: Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: Part 2: First respondent (individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: 51 Schedule 1 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Email address: Part 3: Second respondent (if any, individual or organisation) Individual’s family name(s): Individual’s first name(s): Organisation’s name (if a corporation or unincorporated body of persons, for example, an individual’s employer): Attention (organisation’s contact): Physical address (a physical address is required) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district: Postcode: Postal address (if different from physical address) Street or road (number and name): Rural delivery number: Suburb: City, town, or district:
 Postcode: Contact details Daytime telephone number: Mobile telephone number: Email address: Part 4: Appellant’s insurer (if any) If your insurer was a party to the claim (under section 28(4) or (5), 29(3)(b), or 35(6) of the Act), complete the following: Your insurer’s full legal name: Your insurance claim number: Your insurer’s postal address: Part 5: Decision Date of Tribunal decision: Place of hearing (that is, name of the District Court where the Disputes Tribunal hear- ing was held): 52 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Schedule 1 CIV number (as stated on the Tribunal’s decision): Part 6: Appeal What are you appealing against?
State what was— (a) (b) unfair to you; and prejudicially affected your claim.

Forms submitted by (select the option that applies): Appellant: or Appellant’s lawyer: Signature: Date: Schedule 1 form 10: substituted, on 19 May 2011, by rule 8(a) of the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104).

Schedule 1 form 10: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(15) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).
Schedule 1 form 10: amended, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(16) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

Form 11 Application for appointment as Referee [Revoked] Schedule 1 form 11: revoked, on 14 September 2018, by rule 33(17) of the Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139).

r 36(4) Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 23 February 1989.

Marie Shroff, Clerk of the Executive Council.


53 Notes Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Reprinted as at 14 September 2018 Reprints notes 1 2 General This is a reprint of the Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 that incorporates all the amendments to those rules as at the date of the last amendment to them.

Legal status Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment.
Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act.

A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official elec- tronic version also has official status.

3 Editorial and format changes Editorial and format changes to reprints are made using the powers under sec- tions 24 to 26 of the Legislation Act 2012.

See also http://www.pco.parlia- ment.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/.
4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint Disputes Tribunal Amendment Rules 2018 (LI 2018/139) Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2014 (LI 2014/177).
Disputes Tribunals (Fees) Amendment Rules 2013 (SR 2013/212) Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2013 (SR 2013/179) Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2012 (SR 2012/213) Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 2011 (SR 2011/104) State Sector Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 41): sections 12(2), 14(1) Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules 1999 (SR 1999/245) Disputes Tribunals Amendment Rules (No 4) 1998 (SR 1998/355) Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2018 54